| Great Architects of New York: Henry J. Hardenbergh | |
| ConEd Headquarters Address 4 Irving Place New York, N.Y. 10003 Location Entire block bounded by Irving Place, Third Avenue, East 14th Street and East 15th Street. Neighborhood The Union Square Area Built 1915; a tower was added at the corner of 14th and Irving in 1926, designed by Warren & Wetmore Use ConEd headquarters and ground floor retail. AIA Guide "Hardenbergh, who gave us the Dakota, the Plaza Hotel, and the Art Students League, here delivered a very dull swan song for an establishment client — profitable no doubt, but a far cry from his earlier glories. A landmark clock tops this, Con Ed's GHQ, on the site of the original Academy of Music. The academy's namesake across the street, an aging movie palace, became The Palladium, now demolished for the NYU dormitory." Landmark Status Not landmarked Web resources New York Architecture Images — Hardenberg here returned to the horizontal scoring used in the Textile Building and at the Whitehall Building. One is glad he omitted it at the Plaza.
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